Voting Rights Announcements | 22 October 2007 10:46
GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft / Release of an announcement according to Article 21 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share)
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GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft, Bochum
ISIN: DE0006602006 // WKN: 660200
Publication pursuant to section 26 (1)
of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG)
Hermes Focus Asset Management Europe Limited, London, U.K., notified us in
a letter dated October 5, 2007 as follows:
'We, Hermes Focus Asset Management Europe Limited, Lloyds Chambers, 1
Portsoken Street, London E1 8HZ U.K. would like to make the following
notification regarding the holding of voting rights held in GEA Group AG
according to § 21, para. 1 WpHG in the name of Hermes European Focus Fund
I, Lloyds Chambers, 1 Portsoken Street, London E1 8HZ U.K., a fund in
relation to which we act as Investment manager:
We hereby give notice, pursuant to § 21 para 1 of the WpHG, that on 2
October 2007 the voting interest held by Hermes European Focus Fund I in
GEA Group AG fell below the threshold of 3 % and amounted to 2.97 % i.e.
5,588,523 voting rights at this day.'
Bochum, October 17, 2007
The Executive Board
22.10.2007 Financial News transmitted by DGAP
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Language: English
Issuer: GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft
Dorstener Straße 484
44809 Bochum
Deutschland
Internet: www.geagroup.com
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